Hampton Health Department provides free flu shots to public

"I've been in infectious disease for the last 15 years and this is as bad as it can get", Ahmad added.

In Ontario, the H3N2 strain of Influenza A, considered severe, is dominating this year.

"Most people with flu typically do not require emergency care, but this season's disease strain is much more active than previous years", Dr. Paul Kivela, president of ACEP, said in a statement. The health department is located at 3130 Victoria Blvd. "If you do end up getting the flu, make sure you see your doctor soon because if you start the antiviral medications within two days of getting the flu you have a much better chance of getting over it quicker", Johnson said.

Health professionals actually encourage that you do get a flu shot, especially as different strands of the flu swirl around.

To help boost these rates, UCSB Student Health offers flu vaccination clinics. There have been no supply shortages reported.

Adams says she got the flu just days before she planned to get the flu shot. Since September, 335 lab-confirmed hospitalizations have occurred in that area.

Influenza cases have increased nationwide in recent weeks. That means the number of weekly cases could triple, and the peak number of deaths could be substantially higher. Of those, 211 cases were influenza A, 13 were influenza B and 25 were unspecified.

Here are four more flu insights to know.

Symptoms of the flu include difficulty breathing, pain or pressure to the chest, sudden dizziness, confusion, persistent vomiting and a fever paired with sore throat or cough. This also puts people who go to the emergency room with mild symptoms at risk. People infected with influenza may have respiratory symptoms without a fever.

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